But a day after Nadella made his comment, Joe Belfiore, the corporate vice president of Microsoft Windows Phone, took to Twitter to clarify the company's goals. Belfiore made it clear Xbox Music was not on the chopping block and that it's actually due for an official update.

Don’t worry, no plan to drop Xbox Music/Video-- my team builds these key scenarios for tablets, phones, PCs! And Xbox team does on console.